Press release
On March 10, 2019, the LeRoy Police Department arrested 22 year old Andray P. Bair of Thorold, Ontario Canada and charged him with one count each of vehicular assault in the first degree (class D-Felony), vehicular manslaughter in the second degree (class D-Felony), DWI, and driving with a BAC of 0.08% or more (unclassified misdemeanors), speed not reasonable and prudent and moving from a lane unsafely (violations).
The charges stem from a fatal motor vehicle accident which occurred on February 24, 2019 at about 3:30 a.m. at the intersection of Wolcott Street and Clay Street (Rt. 19) in the Village of LeRoy when the vehicle Bair was driving left the roadway and struck the house at 79 Clay Street.
The V\vehicular M\manslaughter charge alleges that Bair, while operating a motor vehicle and as a result of intoxication or impairment by the use of alcohol, operated a motor vehicle in a manner that caused the death of Handel Jamal Love, age 22, also of Canada, by veering the said vehicle out of the driving lane and crashing said vehicle into the house.
The charge of vehicular assault alleges that Bair, while operating the motor vehicle while intoxicated and as a result of such intoxication or impairment, operated said motor vehicle in a manner that caused serious physical injury to more than one person, specifically the two passengers, Anuoluwa T. Makinwa, age 22, of Canada and Handel Jamal Love, by veering the said vehicle out of the driving lane and crashing said vehicle into the house.
At the time of the collision, Love was pronounced dead at the scene, while Bair was flown to Strong Memorial Hospital by Mercy Flight and Makinwa was transported by ground ambulance to Strong Hospital.
Bair was released from the hospital on March 10, 2019 and arrested and arraigned before the Hon. D. Sehm of the LeRoy Town Court and committed to the Genesee County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash/$50,000 bond.
Makinwa was transferred from Strong Hospital to a Canadian hospital for continued medical treatment.
The LeRoy Police Department was assisted at the scene by the LeRoy Fire Department, LeRoy Ambulance, Caledonia Ambulance, Mercy Flight Ground Ambulance and Helicopter, New York State Police Crash Management, Genesee County Sheriff’s Office, Genesee County Coroner and the Genesee County District Attorney’s Office.
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